COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader English MS 202
Reference Number:
English MS 202
Parent Work Title:
Robert Hassall - Commonplace Book
Creator:
Hassall, Robert
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
16th century
Description:
Robert Hassall - Commonplace Book, sixteenth century English Manuscript. Contemporary copy with entries relating to the history and customs of Kent; the names of the Mayors and Sheriffs of Chester (1326-1612), with notes; many pieces of verse, notes on legal proceedings, etc. Later hands insert notes on the pedigree of the family of Leche of Carden, 1584-1711, etc.
Keyword:
Scrapbooks; Notebooks; Poetry; Poems; Customs; History; Ancestry
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Commonplace books--Great Britain
Subject:
Literature and history--England--History--16th century
Subject:
Genealogy--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Manners and customs--History
Subject:
Manners and customs--Poetry
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Scrapbooks
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England
Places Covered:
England: Kent
Places Covered:
England: Cheshire: Chester
Item Height:
305 mm
Item Width:
210 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Donated to the John Rylands Library by C.L. Ricketts in December 1922
Provenance:
Leeche, John, former owner
Provenance:
Babbington, Thomas, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-06-18
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-06
Educational Notes:
MA Medieval and Early Modern Studies
Academic Project Lead:
David Matthews
Collection Code:
Rylands